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Civil Liberties Practice
_____1)Which of the following is true about the right of free speech, as currently interpreted by the Supreme Court?
A.
It protects the right to express opinions even expressions without words.
A.
It protects adults but offers no protection to students and minors.
B.
It allows citizens to disobey all laws that they believe to be unjust.
C.
Speech cannot be limited in any manner.
D.
You have a lot of free speech but that doesn’t mean that you can sing show
tunes in class
_____2)The establishment clause in the First Amendment does which of the following?
A.
Guarantees freedom of religious expression to all citizens.
A.
Prevents total governmental control of all of the press.
B.
Prohibits the setting up of a state church.
C.
Allows citizens to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
D.
established Spanglish as the official language of the United States
_____3)All of the following are explicitly protected by the First Amendment EXCEPT:
A.
assembly
A.
freedom of religion
B.
freedom of the press
C.
privacy
D.
petition
_____4)Citizens are guaranteed that the national government will not interfere with their practice of religion on the
basis of:
A.
Article VI of the Constitution
A.
The establishment clause
B.
The Religious Freedom restoration Act
C.
The free exercise clause
D.
The full faith and credit clause
_____5)The Supreme Court has ruled all the following as protected forms of speech EXCEPT:
A.
Flag burning
A.
posting nasty but non-threatening things about your teacher online
B.
fighting words
C.
criticizing the government
Matching
Match the following Supreme Court cases with the correct description of the case
___A__6) Texas v Johnson
___C__7) Reynolds v US
A.
Ruled that flag burning is constitutionally protected
A.
Ruled teacher led prayer in public school is unconstitutional
B.
Outlawed polygamy
8) Under reasonable time, place and manner restrictions, all of the following are protected by the First
Amendment EXCEPT:
A.
libel
A.
flag burning
B.
political demonstrations
C.
criticizing government officials
9)Citizens are guaranteed that the national government will not interfere with their practice of religion
on the basis of:
A.
Article VI of the Constitution
A.
The establishment clause
B.
The Religious Freedom restoration Act
C.
The free exercise clause
10) The federal Constitution guarantees all of the following rights to a person arrested and charged
with a serious crime EXCEPT the right to
A.
remain silent
A.
be represented by a lawyer
B.
negotiate a plea bargain
C.
receive a speedy and public trial
11) The Supreme Court’s decision in
Miranda v. Arizona
was based mainly on the
A.
due process clause of the Fifth Amendment
A.
Eighth Amendment restriction against cruel and unusual punishment
B.
abolition of slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment
C.
“full faith and credit” clause of the Constitution
Matching
For the following questions, write the letter from the set below, next to the number of the case that it
matches
1.
Tinker v Des Moines - B/C
2.
Miranda v Arizona - D/E
3.
Heart of Atlanta Motel v US - A1/B
4.
Engel v Vitale - E/F
5.
Mapp v Ohio - C/D
A.
Upheld the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act
A.
Ruled that the government could not violate the Establishment Clause
B.
Ruled that even students are entitled to certain rights at school
C.
Ruled that states could not violate an individual’s 4
th
Amendment rights
D.
Ruled that an arrestee must be told of their rights
E.
Guaranteed every defendant a court appointed lawyer
F.
Ruled that the Boy Scouts of America could discriminate based on sexual orientation
G.
Upheld the right to assemble peacefully to burn a flag
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